Iran, Germany Opt for Broadening of Environmental Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran’s Department of Environment Issa Kalantari and German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold in a meeting in Tehran underlined the need for the expansion of mutual cooperation in the field of environment.
"We are facing a lot of environmental problems. Especially in the area of water, our country is facing numerous problems and to tackle these challenges we are required to make serious decisions," Kalantari said during the meeting in the Iranian capital on Monday.
He also touched upon the challenge of polluted air in Iranian megacities and metropolises and ascertained that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes technological interaction in the field of manufacturing environmentally-friendly means of public transportation.
Sharing knowledge and experience in the field of environment preservation and conservation was another field Kalantari called for Germans’ help.
During this meeting the German diplomat voiced his country’s readiness to expand environmental cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Klor-Berchtold also voiced disappointment over US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, forged in 2015 for nations to band together to slash global carbon emissions.
In relevant remarks in August 2017, Klor-Berchtold voiced his country's eagerness to broaden bilateral ties with Iran in different trade fields.
"Germany likes to develop dynamic relations with Iran in different economic fields," Klor-Berchtold said in a meeting with Governor of Iran's East Azarbaijan Province Esmail Jabarzadeh.
"We are ready to utilize all potentials in Iran's Northwestern province to bolster bilateral ties in different fields, including the pharmaceutical and car manufacturing sectors," German envoy added.
He reiterated that his country maintains dynamic and flexible ties with Iran.
Jabarzadeh, for his part, expressed the hope for the facilitation of commuting between Iranian and German citizens and the process of issuing business visas.
He also said that developing ties in the fields of new and renewable energies, environmental issues as well as revival of Urmia Lake were among other topics discussed during his meeting with German ambassador to Tehran.
"We are facing a lot of environmental problems. Especially in the area of water, our country is facing numerous problems and to tackle these challenges we are required to make serious decisions," Kalantari said during the meeting in the Iranian capital on Monday.
He also touched upon the challenge of polluted air in Iranian megacities and metropolises and ascertained that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes technological interaction in the field of manufacturing environmentally-friendly means of public transportation.
Sharing knowledge and experience in the field of environment preservation and conservation was another field Kalantari called for Germans’ help.
During this meeting the German diplomat voiced his country’s readiness to expand environmental cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Klor-Berchtold also voiced disappointment over US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, forged in 2015 for nations to band together to slash global carbon emissions.
In relevant remarks in August 2017, Klor-Berchtold voiced his country's eagerness to broaden bilateral ties with Iran in different trade fields.
"Germany likes to develop dynamic relations with Iran in different economic fields," Klor-Berchtold said in a meeting with Governor of Iran's East Azarbaijan Province Esmail Jabarzadeh.
"We are ready to utilize all potentials in Iran's Northwestern province to bolster bilateral ties in different fields, including the pharmaceutical and car manufacturing sectors," German envoy added.
He reiterated that his country maintains dynamic and flexible ties with Iran.
Jabarzadeh, for his part, expressed the hope for the facilitation of commuting between Iranian and German citizens and the process of issuing business visas.
He also said that developing ties in the fields of new and renewable energies, environmental issues as well as revival of Urmia Lake were among other topics discussed during his meeting with German ambassador to Tehran.